Todd Sichrysek is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Chapel Hill. Todd was a 10-year associate professor of psychology and built faculty development efforts at three universities before joining UNC. He has consulted with organizations such as the American Council on Education, Lenovo Computer, Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We also share ways to improve our productivity approaches so we can be even more present for students.
Todd Zakrajsek talks about how to grow a positive learning community on episode 444 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Community is what drives learning.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Students are not going to learn if they don’t believe they can learn.
-Todd Zakrajsek
My job is to help students be the best possible learners they can be.
-Todd Zakrajsek
It is important to know that everyone you meet can be fighting something at any given moment.
-Todd Zakrajsek